
Dreadlord Wizard
A LitRPG Adventure (Badges of Dorkdom Book 1)
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Peter Berkrot
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Theo Hodges
About this listen
His first quest is to survive the day. Then, do the same tomorrow....
When Kenny is chosen for InterRealm, a real-life wargame where defenders are portaled in from their homeworld, he is forced to survive in a violent fantasy landscape.
Build a powerful presence in InterRealm, and his homeworld will likely remain safe.
Fail, and the invaders will break through.
If there’s any consolation prize between Kenny getting to be a famous wizard or building a Dread-fortress from the bones of his enemies, it may not be enough to make up for the fact that real live orcs are trying to kill him. To top it all off, the game master in his head couldn’t be any less impressed with his assignment.
Someone obviously botched their chances when they chose future-college-dropout Kenny. His opportunity to prove everyone wrong starts now....
Don't miss the start of an epic new LitRPG series from debut author Theo Hodges. It's perfect for fans of Sean Oswald, Dakota Krout, and Shirtaloon.
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- Brothanoomsy
- 03-08-22
Great LitRPG performed right!
I enjoyed the MC and his struggles. I like the system and setup for the game world. This is entertaining and safe to listen to around the family, but it has some great spots where the characters discuss some very real, very necessary situations that happen in real life. I love the way Peter Berkrot narrates this like we are sitting at his feet in front of a fireplace. I'm ready for the next installment. If you like LitRPG, I recommend this book.
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- PorterPan
- 05-12-22
Not too bad once the MC stops whining
ultimately, I enjoy the book, the performance was pretty good. I'm not sure. will look into the second book, I wasn't a big fan of the main character and how whiny he was and unmotivated to really prove himself until he was pushed on a lot.
He started showing some innovative thinking towards the last hour of the book and I could see the second book being better than the first.
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- Dorian T
- 03-22-22
Very good old school story with LitRPG elements
Very good old school stlye story with LitRPG elements. I'd call it a cut above.
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- Gil T
- 03-06-22
Things Can Get Worse
Things are not going Kenny’s way lately. He has been really sick and is still having issues. His apartment is so small that he bounces off of boxes and hit his tv tray to spill his bowl of the last packer of ramen noodles. After 3 hours on the phone with customer service reps, he still cannot get his internet access working again. He quit his job at Hy-Vee and he dropped all classes but two. His programming homework was due tomorrow and he had been kicked out of the library. He forgot about his brother’s birthday party. What else could possibly go wrong?
As his mom forces him to facetime to wish his brother a happy birthday, he feels even worse. He has to get his assignment done and be ready for the 2 interviews tomorrow, he can’t make it home. If he doesn’t pass this assignment, he could end up moving back home and living with his overbearing mom again. His brother hangs up on him in disappointment.
Kenny decides to get back to work on his assignment. As he stares at his screen, it feels like something is grabbing him and he almost feels a zap or glitch. He is in a lot of pain as whatever is happening to him. When he finally looks up, he is in a forest in the dark. As he tries to get his bearings, a computer window opens and says ‘Welcome player, enter name’. He begins to think is this this for real and where am I? The window asks him to enter race and class. The window tells him that if he completes his quest and he wants to, he will be able to go home. He chooses wizard and high elf. He rolls for height and weight. He ends up getting 5 foot 11 inches and 160 pounds. His body adjusts to race and height and weight changes. Then he has to roll and assigns them to attributes. And so it begins?
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- Jeremy
- 03-16-22
Amazing Book
Great writing and a great performance, I can’t wait to get more from this author.
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- Robert
- 03-11-22
Tried so hard
So the story isn’t terrible but some parts really hurt it. A lot of the story is just outright manufactured. By this I mean problems are created from thin air with no real reasoning and solutions are the same.
Also so many scenes seemed so forced to me, especially the romantic parts. The conversations with fellow party members also hurt me as they were so unrealistic.
The MC cannot seem to make up his mind on what he really wants. It seems like he changes his mind as the newest problem or solution is given to him. Consistency would help this story so much
Despite that I want to like this story I really do. I just feel it really needs some more polish either with editing or something I’m not sure. It’s worth the listen but I’m sure some people will have issues with it.
I rated this 5 stars due to how Amazon uses its rating system. I would give this story a solid 3 stars.
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- Josh Smith
- 03-09-22
Over all 3.1
The beginning was terrible and for long enough to where I would have moved on if I wasn’t multitasking and I’m also waiting for more books im invested in to be released. With that said I was about to change to different unknown when it seemed to be getting better and it did. It finished the latter half with my attention and interest. Even if for no other reason that my expectations were lowered. Still was very entertaining and thank the author. I feel I should prolly add I’m trying to rate books to be more reflective next to my top favorites atleast by genre so my reviews are more intertwined with my own personal interest then to be proper towards the author. Hope that makes sense. I’m 38. Oh that is just coincidence I rated it 3.8. Weird lol. Well Carrie on
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- Brian W. Rossbach
- 03-07-22
This is a fun listen/read
I am not the biggest LITRPG fan, and am only now even beginning to listen to the stats with any interest. I get that the point values relate to ability, Not knowing much about that stuff probably means I have missed some error of a kind with what is or is not being done. Regardless, whether or not the accuracy of the tools/methods used is irrelevant. I enjoyed the story, and am looking forward to hearing the next book. If you are looking for a light listen with enough action to keep you interested and wanting more, then this is a great book.
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- Bill Huey
- 03-13-22
unique LitRPG adventure
excellent narration. lots of action as we follow an underachiever work his way across a new world filled with dread & adventure
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- John M
- 03-03-22
Very entertaining!
Great listen!
Peter Berkrot does such an amazing job, always a pleasure listening to him.
I want to say I've heard the beginning before but I can't place it. overall the book was enjoyable and can't wait for more!
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